funding-round
Strategic Investment (Microsoft) (2019-07)
Metadata
| Source Table | funding_rounds |
| Source ID | hNe8G951fg |
| Description | raised $1,000,000,000, strategic, led by Microsoft |
| Source URL | openai.com/blog/microsoft |
| Parent | OpenAI |
| Children | — |
| Created | Mar 26, 2026, 4:42 PM |
| Updated | Mar 26, 2026, 4:42 PM |
| Synced | Mar 26, 2026, 4:42 PM |
Record Data
id | hNe8G951fg |
companyId | openai |
companyEntityId | OpenAI(organization) |
companyDisplayName | — |
name | Strategic Investment (Microsoft) |
date | 2019-07 |
raised | 1000000000 |
raisedLow | 1000000000 |
raisedHigh | 1000000000 |
valuation | — |
valuationLow | — |
valuationHigh | — |
instrument | strategic |
leadInvestor | Microsoft |
leadInvestorEntityId | — |
leadInvestorDisplayName | — |
source | openai.com/blog/microsoft |
notes | $1B strategic investment from Microsoft in July 2019, establishing a long-term partnership. |
Source Check Verdicts
confirmed95% confidence
Last checked: 4/7/2026
The source text explicitly states 'Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI' in the opening paragraph, dated July 22, 2019. The record claims a raised amount of 1000000000 (1 billion) in 2019-07 (July 2019). The amount matches exactly (1 billion = 1000000000), and the date matches (July 2019 = 2019-07). The name 'Strategic Investment (Microsoft)' accurately describes the nature of the funding round as stated in the source.
Debug info
Thing ID: hNe8G951fg
Source Table: funding_rounds
Source ID: hNe8G951fg